The people are the collective. Everything is decided based on consensus/ direct democracy. Everyone has a voice, and everyone has a voice of equal value. Any one person from the collective could "hard block" an idea and stop it from happening. This system values the concern of all individuals and their unique perspectives. It is based upon the principle of equality and mutual respect. Things like polluted air, waterways, and soil would not have ever come about in such a system. The individual is free to do as they please, as long as it is of no harm. The efficiency of this system, and the degree to which the quality of production would increase, is unbelievable.